"...this is a dynamic and distinctive programme with some brilliant performances." 

        - Gramophone Magazine

 

"In sum, these performances do offer a new perspective on the music, and it is good to hear a singer and players who are uninhibited by stylistic boundaries" 

        - Stanley Sadie (for Gramophone Magazine)

 

"She [Eva Mei] gets a superb backing from Il Giardino Armonico, whose electric performances are simultaneously detailed and dramatic, and Teldec have provided a perfect recording balance."

        - The Rough Guide to Classical Music

 

Avec un orchestre "à l'ancienne" plus réduit que celui de Biondi, Il Giardino Armonico obtient des contrastes saisissants, des phrases fulgurantes, une expression nouvelle et cependant très naturelle. À l'écoute, on peut se demander "pourquoi ne jouait-on pas Vivaldi comme cela avant ?"... Chaque concerto est parfaitement caractérisé, et l'ensemble sonne plus vivant que jamais.

        - Amazon.fr 

 

"This disc can do more for your sense of well-being than any medication."

        - Gramophone Magazine

 

"...the expressive color of [Cecilia Bartoli's] phrasing is wonderfully matched throughout by Il Giardino Armonico's lively panache." 

        - Amazon.com editorial review

 

"...magical and finely recorded discs..."     

        - Gramophone Magazine

 

"I have reviewed more than 40 versions of The Four Seasons over the years, but a few of the recent ones have still managed to bring ear-catching freshness to them—and none more than this one"

        - Gramophone Magazine